Afghanistan eye massive win over Sri Lanka to progress

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Afghanistan will need to up their game with the ball when they face a skillful Sri Lanka in the battle of a Super 4 spot in the Asia Cup here on Tuesday.

Afghanistan not only find themselves in a must-win situation after the 89-run loss to Bangladesh but they also need a victory with a massive margin to finish in the top two of Group B.

Their run-rate is in the negative (-1.780) following the defeat here on Sunday night while Sri Lanka, who beat Bangladesh in their opening game, are in the positive with a NRR of 0.951.

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"We need to improve in all the departments. Our bowling was not good enough, and neither was our fielding," said captain Hashmatullah Shahidi after the loss on Sunday.

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